Do you burp a breastfed baby?

I pumped and used bottles my first baby so I always burped her of course and would get huge belches no problem. But this baby girl I'm exclusively boobie feeding no bottle at all and it can take FOREVER to burp her!!! My husband asked me if maybe it's because my boob doesn't have air like a bottle so she doesn't need burped and I told him I had not a dang clue so I'm asking all you experienced moms! When I googled I saw it's not really needed so I'm not sure.

I always at least try to burp my daughter - usually she needs to. She is lip-tied though and has trouble latching, so I know she swallows a little more air than other babies might. We're getting it fixed soon, I'm not looking forward to it, but I'm excited to see how it will make BFing easier for both of us.

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